*Age appropriate software such as Accelerated Reader, Kids Pix
Continue to develop respect for computers and related materials.
Second Grade Goal: Develop basic computer skills.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
Continue their understanding and application of home row placement (touch typing skills not emphasized yet).
Use the computer to reinforce writing skills. This will be accomplished with the assistance of the teacher.
Produce small samples of written work (e.g. stories and poems).
Learn the keyboard letters at a basic level with the Introduction of keyboarding software.
Be introduced to the computer terms of edit, word processor, hardware, software, CD ROM, file, save and delete.
Third Grade Goal: Further develop keyboarding and writing skills using the computer and electronic notepad.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
Write, edit, proofread, spell, save and publish using a word processing program.
Increase keyboarding skills through the use of keyboarding software.
Use home row key touch typing skills.
Begin to utilize electronic sources for information.
Fourth Grade Goal: Continue to develop keyboarding, word processing and research skills.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
Continue the development of writing editing, proofreading and spelling using the word processing program.
Create, edit and publish a specific assignment using a word processing program.
Continue developing keyboarding skills with an emphasis on additional key locations.
Research topics using the CD ROM and Internet to create a Report.
Fifth Grade Goal: Learn to organize and create information with technology.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
Organize information in a database format (e.g. simple address and phone directory) and perform simple functions like sorting.
Keyboard at 10 wpm using the touch typing skills.
Create a simple spreadsheet as a part of math or science learning activities
Continue 4th grade objectives on research and writing.
Sixth Grade Goal: Students will increase their skills using the computer, using the Internet, and will present in front of their classmates.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
Encourage proper touch typing skills.
Correct usage of storage, retrieval, and care of a disk.
Introduce basic word processing skills for report formatting.
Seventh Grade Goal: Students are able to word process, typing at an accuracy rate of 25 GWAM, with correct touch typing skills, and with proper technique.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
Emphasize the proper technique on a daily basis and test frequently.
Correctly use the touch typing skills for the alphabet, numbers, and symbols.
Introduce one minute timed writing with proper technique.
Show improvement in speed; increase in words a minute keyed.
Introduce typing personal business letters.
Demonstrate proper format of report writing.
Relate computer terminology to daily lessons.
Eighth Grade Goal: Students will continue to use proper technique and procedures to create communication office documents.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
Reinforce techniques and procedures.
Continue to concentrate on three-minute timings with accuracy and the rate of 33 GWAM.
Develop correct formatting technique of business block letters, memos, and tables.
Grades K - 8
Kindergarten Goal: The student will learn the basic operation of a computer and the use of associated software.
Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Learn the basics on the keyboard, monitor, mouse and disk.
- Learn to turn the computer on and off.
- Learn to care for and appreciate the computer through simple applications.
- Be able to use the escape key to return to the main menu.
- Use the keyboard to interact with programmed software (e.g. tutorials)
First Grade Goal: Introduction to the keyboard’s layout and basic uses of the computer.Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Be introduced to the CPU, disk drive, cursor and backspace.
- Use the functions of the mouse such as click and double-click.
- Use the space bar, return, escape, arrow keys and shift.
- Use correct keyboarding posture.
- Use right and left hands for correct home row key placement.
- Have a variety of experiences using the computer. These experiences would include but are not limited to :
- *On-site electronic resources (encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas)
- *Internet
- *Age appropriate software such as Accelerated Reader, Kids Pix
- Continue to develop respect for computers and related materials.
Second Grade Goal: Develop basic computer skills.Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Continue their understanding and application of home row placement (touch typing skills not emphasized yet).
- Use the computer to reinforce writing skills. This will be accomplished with the assistance of the teacher.
- Produce small samples of written work (e.g. stories and poems).
- Learn the keyboard letters at a basic level with the Introduction of keyboarding software.
- Be introduced to the computer terms of edit, word processor, hardware, software, CD ROM, file, save and delete.
Third Grade Goal: Further develop keyboarding and writing skills using the computer and electronic notepad.Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Write, edit, proofread, spell, save and publish using a word processing program.
- Increase keyboarding skills through the use of keyboarding software.
- Use home row key touch typing skills.
- Begin to utilize electronic sources for information.
Fourth Grade Goal: Continue to develop keyboarding, word processing and research skills.Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Continue the development of writing editing, proofreading and spelling using the word processing program.
- Create, edit and publish a specific assignment using a word processing program.
- Continue developing keyboarding skills with an emphasis on additional key locations.
- Research topics using the CD ROM and Internet to create a Report.
Fifth Grade Goal: Learn to organize and create information with technology.Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Organize information in a database format (e.g. simple address and phone directory) and perform simple functions like sorting.
- Keyboard at 10 wpm using the touch typing skills.
- Create a simple spreadsheet as a part of math or science learning activities
- Continue 4th grade objectives on research and writing.
Sixth Grade Goal: Students will increase their skills using the computer, using the Internet, and will present in front of their classmates.Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Encourage proper touch typing skills.
- Correct usage of storage, retrieval, and care of a disk.
- Introduce basic word processing skills for report formatting.
Seventh Grade Goal: Students are able to word process, typing at an accuracy rate of 25 GWAM, with correct touch typing skills, and with proper technique.Learning Objectives: Students will:
- Emphasize the proper technique on a daily basis and test frequently.
- Correctly use the touch typing skills for the alphabet, numbers, and symbols.
- Introduce one minute timed writing with proper technique.
- Show improvement in speed; increase in words a minute keyed.
- Introduce typing personal business letters.
- Demonstrate proper format of report writing.
- Relate computer terminology to daily lessons.
Eighth Grade Goal: Students will continue to use proper technique and procedures to create communication office documents.Learning Objectives: Students will: